Find apublicdiscussiongrouponline.Youcanfindmanyoftheseonthe Yahoo! Groupswebsite,butconsiderlookingforonerelatedtotopicsthat interest you(favoriteband,pets,sportsteam,videogame,etc.).

Read thepoststodevelopanunderstandingofthetypeofdiscussions happening,themostactivepeople,andtheirinteractions.

a. Repeat theanalysisfromExercise3:Foreachofthesevenfactorsrelating to tiestrengthIntensity,Intimacy,Time,ReciprocalServices,Structural, EmotionalSupport,andSocialDistancelistthreethingsyoucould measurefromobservingpeopleinteractintheforum.Explainwhyeach would beusefulforunderstandingtiestrength.

b. Test your theories from part

a. Make a list of five of the most active people on the discussion board. Group them into pairs (e.g., Person 1 with Person 2, Person 1 with Person 3, and so on). There will be 20 pairs. Based on your reading of the conversations, estimate the tie strength between each pair. Then, for each pair, look at their interactions and measure the things you listed in part

a. Record your observations. How well do the interactions you recorded reflect the actual tie strength?